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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Newcastle set to appoint Crystal Palace's Grace Williams as new director of women's football
Newcastle United are set to appoint Grace Williams as their new director of women's football as they target promotion to the Women's Super League (WSL). After achieving back-to-back promotions under Becky Langley's management, rising from the fourth to the second tier, Newcastle finished fifth in their first-ever Championship campaign, nine points adrift of league winners London City. Advertisement Paul Mitchell, the sporting director, has continued to provide substantial backing to the women's set-up since his appointment last year and he is further bolstering the off-field operations by bringing in Williams from Crystal Palace. Williams oversaw Palace's Championship-winning campaign in 2023-24, her first season in south London as head of women's football, having joined from Bristol City, where she was general manager for two years. She previously worked for the Welsh FA as the women's league and club development manager and Watford, as general manager. Palace spent a solitary season in the WSL, suffering relegation back to the Championship after finishing bottom of the top-flight table, 10 points adrift of 11th-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Williams will be tasked with building a squad at Newcastle which is capable of emulating Palace by reaching the WSL, but then also eclipsing the south London club by staying there and looking to challenge at the very top of women's domestic football in England. Advertisement Newcastle's influential head of women's football, Su Cumming, who has played a pivotal role in the expansion of the women's game in the north east, is expected to leave her role this summer. She will, however, retain a consulting role at Newcastle, where she has overseen the club's development into a fully professional full-time outfit, and will continue to pass on her knowledge to Langley and her players. This article originally appeared in The Athletic. Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, Sports Business, UK Women's Football 2025 The Athletic Media Company
New York Times
19-05-2025
- Business
- New York Times
Newcastle set to appoint Crystal Palace's Grace Williams as new director of women's football
Newcastle United are set to appoint Grace Williams as their new director of women's football as they target promotion to the Women's Super League (WSL). After achieving back-to-back promotions under Becky Langley's management, rising from the fourth to the second tier, Newcastle finished fifth in their first-ever Championship campaign, nine points adrift of league winners London City. Advertisement Paul Mitchell, the sporting director, has continued to provide substantial backing to the women's set-up since his appointment last year and he is further bolstering the off-field operations by bringing in Williams from Crystal Palace. Williams oversaw Palace's Championship-winning campaign in 2023-24, her first season in south London as head of women's football, having joined from Bristol City, where she was general manager for two years. She previously worked for the Welsh FA as the women's league and club development manager and Watford, as general manager. Palace spent a solitary season in the WSL, suffering relegation back to the Championship after finishing bottom of the top-flight table, 10 points adrift of 11th-placed Tottenham Hotspur. Williams will be tasked with building a squad at Newcastle which is capable of emulating Palace by reaching the WSL, but then also eclipsing the south London club by staying there and looking to challenge at the very top of women's domestic football in England. Newcastle's influential head of women's football, Su Cumming, who has played a pivotal role in the expansion of the women's game in the north east, is expected to leave her role this summer. She will, however, retain a consulting role at Newcastle, where she has overseen the club's development into a fully professional full-time outfit, and will continue to pass on her knowledge to Langley and her players. ()
RNZ News
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Director Ursula Grace Williams on the making of Marlon Williams: Nga Ao E Rua
This audio is not downloadable due to copyright restrictions. Grace Williams doesn't whakapapa Māori, but says her Sāmoan roots give her insight into the loss of an ancestral language - and that made her deeply invested in Marlon's journey. Photo: David St George The documentary, Marlon Williams: Ngā Ao E Rua - Two Worlds , follows Marlon Williams (Ngāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) over four years as he reconnects with his whakapapa, embraces te reo Māori and writes and records his first full album in te reo, Te Whare Tīwekaweka . Tony Stamp speaks with Ursula Grace Williams, the director of the new feature documentary, about how it came to be, what it took to make, and what it means to her. See the trailer for the Documentary here:
ITV News
24-04-2025
- Business
- ITV News
London's homelessness crisis poses ‘single biggest risk' to councils, warn leaders
London's homelessness crisis is now the single biggest financial risk facing local authorities, according to a new warning from London Councils. The cross-party group, which represents the capital's 32 boroughs and the City of London, says spiraling temporary accommodation costs have forced councils to overspend by at least £330 million this year, an increase of 60% when compared to original homelessness budgets. Councils are legally required to house eligible homeless residents, making it essentially impossible for councils to place strict limits on their expenditure. The number of Londoners in temporary accommodation is now at a record high, with 183,000 people, around one in every 50 residents, needing shelter. London Councils said the capital's boroughs are collectively spending £4 million a day on temporary housing, often relying on costly hotel placements due to a shortage of affordable homes. Over recent years, 45,000 properties have disappeared from the lower end of London's private rental sector. Grace Williams, Leader of Waltham Forest Council and Housing Lead for London Councils, said: "London councils are facing risk of bankruptcy and homelessness is becoming the biggest risk. "They're spending £330 million overspend on homelessness on top of their housing budget. "It's becoming a real risk of borrowers becoming bankruptcy and therefore having to get into debt to pay for local services for Londoners.' Asked why the situation has become so bad, she said: 'London is like the epicentre of the housing crisis. "56% of all homeless people nationally live in reason homelessness is so bad is a really bad combination of things like massive reductions in the number of landlords that are in London, the fact that housing costs are so high and the lack of home building over a long period..." Cllr Williams told ITV News of the implications of this in her borough. She said: 'In Waltham Forest, we spend 60% of our budget on adult and children's social care and homelessness. That leaves less for all the other services our residents rely on. "If councils go bankrupt, they'll have to borrow more, increasing debt over time.' London Councils is calling for urgent action in the upcoming government Spending Review. Its demands include ending the 14-year freeze on how much councils can claim back for temporary accommodation, making the recent uplift in Local Housing Allowance permanent, and boosting long-term investment in affordable housing. The group is also urging the government to prioritise the cross-departmental strategy on homelessness and ensure councils play a central role. A Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government spokesperson said: 'We inherited a serious housing crisis which is why we are taking urgent and decisive action to end homelessness, fix the foundations of local government and drive forward our Plan for Change. 'This government is providing £1 billion for crucial homelessness services and tackling the root causes of homelessness by building 1.5 million new homes, boosting social and affordable housing and abolishing section 21 no fault evictions.'
BBC News
24-04-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Councils fear bankruptcy amid homelessness crisis
Homelessness represents the "single biggest risk" to council finances and may cause effective bankruptcy, according to the organisation that represents London Councils, a cross party group that represents all 32 boroughs and the City of London, estimated that councils in the capital had been forced to overspend on their homelessness budgets by at least £330m in 2024-25. Local authorities have a legal duty to provide temporary accommodation to anyone who qualifies as homeless, so are unable to limit expenditure on accommodation. The government said it was tackling the root causes of homelessness by building homes and abolishing section 21 no fault evictions. Emergency support Councils in London said the subsidy they receive for temporary accommodation costs from the government did not compare with the actual financial 2023-24, the gap was about £96m, but London Councils estimated the gap for 2024-25 reached £140m – a 45% group said if the trend continued, more boroughs would need emergency support from the government and face effective bankruptcy. The number of homeless Londoners has reached the highest level ever recorded with about 183,000, or one in 50 residents, London Councils the boroughs spend £4m daily on temporary accommodation. Costs have spiked due to fewer rental properties available and an increased use of hotels. London Councils has called for urgent national policy action in the government's Spending Review to reduce homelessness pressures and to help councils. The government is set to conclude its review, which will determine levels of investment in public services for the coming years, in is also preparing a new national strategy on homelessness. London Councils' executive member for housing and regeneration, Grace Williams, said any potential bankruptcy of local councils could bring "massive uncertainty" to the future of communities' local services."It could ultimately mean more costs to the government when emergency interventions are required," she said. "We need urgent action from ministers," she added. A spokesman at the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, said: "We inherited a serious housing crisis which is why we are taking urgent and decisive action to end homelessness, fix the foundations of local government and drive forward our Plan for Change."This government is providing £1 billion for crucial homelessness services and tackling the root causes of homelessness by building 1.5 million new homes, boosting social and affordable housing and abolishing section 21 no fault evictions."
